Reviews

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

kimmmmy's review against another edition

5.0

DNFed the first time and almost DNFed again but I’m glad that I pushed through. The first few chapters are a struggle to get through but it gets much better.
A tragic hero’s journey that left me feeling empty inside. A feeling I live for when reading. I immediately started book 2.

colepaj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

kae13's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

15colleen15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

ninjaneo's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

It was really rough to get into.  The story started getting good over halfway through the book, which was too long.

I had the hardest time with the writing style.  Almost everything was written in short abrupt sentences, almost like bursts of individual trains of thought.  I had to constantly go back and reread everything to try and understand the story.

Biggest issue is I had zero emotional connection with the MC.  Even the romance felt forced and awkward.  

Tell me the series gets better! 😫

annmariematzker's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 ⭐️

gabisgoodreads's review against another edition

1.25

a bootleg hunger games meets dune meets the martian meets frankenstein. this is why men shouldn’t write.

catdaddy623's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bdbdjkdkndn's review against another edition

2.0

Naja.
Es ist schon eine Unverschämtheit, dieses Buch mit Hunger Games zu vergleichen. Der Schreibstil war ganz gut, ich konnte auch weiterlesen ohne dass ich total gelangweilt war. Ich glaube mir hat die Geschichte einfach nicht gefallen. Es gab gar keinen roten Faden, ich wusste überhaupt nicht was das Ziel von dieser Geschichte jetzt konkret sein sollte. Und alles war einfach extrem brutal, das hat mir nicht gefallen, und es war nicht mal so dass es brutal ist und der Hauptcharakter das auch doof findet, nein er findet Gewalt super. Da stimme ich jetzt nicht so zu. Und man hat auf jeden Fall in mehreren Aspekten bemerkt, dass dieses Buch von einem Mann geschrieben wurde.

2/5 :(

sanni_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0